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Home > JVIB > JVIB Year of Braille
In Celebration of Louis Braille's BicentennialThe year 2009 marks the bicentennial of the birth of Louis Braille. To mark this momentous occasion, Susan Jay Spungin, retired vice president for international programs and special projects at the American Foundation for the Blind, and former treasurer of the World Blind Union, is serving as the guest editor of the JVIB Louis Braille bicentennial celebration. Special essays written by notable members of the field of visual impairment and blindness in the United States and abroad will be featured in each 2009 JVIB issue and will be available here as each is published. Please check back often to read these seminal essays on Louis Braille and his code, free of charge. January 2009Past and Present Remembrances of Louis Braille—Susan Jay Spungin February 2009Challenges and Solutions in Teaching Braille in an Online-Education Model—Sheila Amato March 2009Supporting Students' Literacy Through Data-Driven Decision-Making and Ongoing Assessment of Achievement—M. Cay Holbrook April 2009The Difference the Dots Make: A Personal History with Braille—Marc Maurer May 2009A Parent's Perspective on the Importance of Braille for Success in Life—Mary Zabelski June 2009The Need for Braille Standards in University Preparation Programs—Frances Mary D'Andrea, Sandra Lewis, and L. Penny Rosenblum |
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